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CELEBRATING LGBTQIA2S+

EST. 2021

LIVES, LOVE & LEGACY IN THE YAMPA VALLEY

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Volunteer & Sponsor

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It takes a lot of people working together prior, during, and after the big event! Even if you can’t attend, your efforts can be invaluable leading up to it! We need as many folx as we can behind the scenes to make this happen, and we just bet you’ll feel really good being part of the bigger picture! If you are interested in volunteering, sign up below.

Maybe money is more your thing, great! We need sponsors throughout the year, check out our sponsorship levels to find something that works for you!

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LGBTQIA2S+ COMMUNITY SURVEY REPORT

LGBTQIA2S+ COMMUNITY SURVEY REPORT

Want to get a better look at how LGBTQIA2S+ community is supported or not in the Yampa Valley?

From healthcare access to youth services, this in-depth report can serve as a guide for what’s going right and what needs our attention. Read the full report right here with an abridged version coming soon!

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Yampa Valley Pride is possible because of YOUR financial support. Individual giving and sponsorships are great ways to contribute to this important annual community event. While Pride is celebrated in June, donations are welcomed all-year round.

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OUR MISSION

Increase the visibility of the LGBTQIA2S+ community in the Yampa Valley.

Creating and sustaining an ANNUAL PRIDE EVENT

Building community and connection between members of the LGBTQIA2S+ community in the Yampa Valley

2023 YVPRIDE

All Photos by Michanae Edwards | @michanaesphotography

  • A woman and an elderly person in a wheelchair celebrating outdoors, with colorful balloon decorations and rainbow flags. The elderly person wears a large pink hat and sunglasses, while the woman has a small crown and is smiling.

  • Two women dressed in colorful, eccentric outfits standing outside a building with a brick facade and steps, celebrating Pride with rainbow flags and playful accessories.

  • Person in a wheelchair wearing a rainbow-colored jacket and a black shirt with multicolored shapes, smiling and pointing at the camera, with a drink on the armrest and a paper bag hanging from it, outside with other people in the background, some sitting and some standing, near a brick building.

  • A woman dressed in a vibrant yellow dress with large pleated wings, standing on a grassy lawn in front of a brick and stone building, with trees and plants in the background.

  • A white dog with a colorful unicorn horn costume and a small red heart sticker on its forehead, sitting on grass with people and cars in the background.

  • A young woman with curly dark hair wearing a blue dress with swirling patterns, smiling and twirling outdoors in a park with trees and people in the background.

  • Three women standing behind a table at an outdoor pride event, surrounded by rainbow flags and decorations, with tents and other people celebrating in the background.

Group of people celebrating LGBTQ+ pride outside a building, some holding rainbow flags and rainbow-colored cloth, one person with rainbow makeup and accessories, and a rainbow fan, on a rainbow flag-covered platform.
People browsing booths at a pride festival outdoors during the day, with rainbow flags and decorations.

OUR HISTORY

The Yampa Valley, the Núu-agha-tʉvʉ-pʉ̱ Nuche/Ute Ancestral Lands, hosted its first PUBLIC PRIDE event in June 2021 on the courthouse lawn in downtown Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Though it was primarily rained out, South Routt, North Routt, Steamboat, Hayden and others showed up proudly reiterating to the community, “We’re Out Here!” Many volunteers came together to make 2021 Pride a success in so many ways! However it was with the brilliant guiding leadership and passion of Chelsie Holmes (she/her/hers) that it all really came together. So if you encounter her PLEASE thank her for making this happen in our community!

Two people celebrating at a pride event, holding rainbow-themed signs that read "Sounds gay... I'm in" and "I'm the rainbow sheep in the family." They are dressed in colorful attire with rainbow accessories, sunglasses, and smiling.
People at an outdoor event, with two women sitting behind a table covered with a pink cloth, selling items to two young men standing in front of the table. The women wear colorful flower crowns and sunglasses, with one woman having a baseball cap and sunglasses, and the men have short hair, one with a blue and gray shirt and the other with a black shirt. The scene is shaded by trees in the background.

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We have some up to details to share about Leadership Steamboat’s Paint the Town with Pride events!!
Seeking volunteers for the big day! Whether you can hang out at our table for an hour or show up early to help us set up, every bit of help we can get is sooo valuable and appreciated.
Announcing the Yampa Valley Pride 2023 official afterparties at the @steamboatcreates Depot Art Center! Youth (ages 13-17) afterparty from 4pm-7pm will feature a photobooth, music, food, and activities! Adult (21+) afterparty from 8pm-11pm featuring
Discover your inner drag performer with Saltï! Ages 16+ welcome!!
Join us for a live print of the official YVP 2023 shirts at Ohana on June 8th from 4pm-7pm!
THANK YOU to our sponsors at Steamboat Resort! We can't wait to celebrate with you at Movie on the Mountain on June 9th and at the festival on June 10th!!
THANK YOU to our friends at RMYC!! Can't wait to see you at the festival!
Kick off pride month at Storm Peak with YVP and Steamboat Women’s Rugby!!